CritVPN: VPN in a Telegram Cabinet

You want a VPN on your phone and computer without wrestling with configs. CritVPN puts everything into a personal cabinet inside Telegram: you buy a subscription, add devices and open a link with one tap.

Getting started is easy: the /start command or the app button opens the cabinet.

What the cabinet does

• Several devices. You can connect a phone, a computer and other gear.
• Subscription in a client. The link opens in a compatible VPN client with one tap.
• Stars payment. You can pay with Telegram's internal currency.
• Invitations. A friend pays for the first time and you get a bonus.

How the mini app plus client pairing works

The mini app handles the account, plan and device list. The traffic itself flows through a separate VPN client on your device, which receives the subscription link.

So besides Telegram you need a client that supports such subscriptions. The cabinet button opens the subscription in it with no manual copying.

What paying with Stars means

Telegram Stars is the messenger's internal currency. You buy it in the Telegram app, then spend it on digital goods in bots and mini apps.

The upside is that payment details stay inside Telegram. The Stars price depends on the plan, so check the cabinet. Buy Stars only in Telegram itself, not from random sellers in chats.

Connecting a device in four steps

1. Open the bot with /start and enter the cabinet.
2. Pick a plan and pay in Stars.
3. Open the subscription in the client with one tap.
4. Switch the connection on and check your IP address.

If the connection fails

Check the simple things first: is the VPN client up to date, has the subscription expired, and does your plain internet work without the VPN.

Then reopen the subscription in the client through the cabinet button and restart the connection.

The referral bonus, soberly

The friend bonus is credited after their first payment. It is a standard referral scheme: the service gets a customer, you get a discount or extension.

Invite only people who would actually use a VPN, and be honest about the terms.

Before paying

The audience is small, around 223 monthly active users, and independent reviews are scarce. Look for the operator's name and privacy policy inside the cabinet.

Start with the shortest plan. A VPN provider sees which addresses your traffic goes to, so don't pass through it anything you wouldn't trust an intermediary with.

Test speed with and without the VPN at different times of day and confirm that the sites you need all open.